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The trials of an Indian witness: how a Muslim man was caught in a legal nightmare

Nisar Ahmed was almost killed in the Delhi riots. But when he became a witness in court cases against the alleged perpetrators, he realised that was only the start of his troubles. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

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